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Hermogenes (1), a Greek architect from *Alabanda in Caria (Vitr. De arch. 3. 2. 6). His date is a matter of debate, though a floruit c.170 bce seems probable. His chief works are the temple of *Dionysus at *Teos and the temple of *Artemis Leucophryene at *Magnesia(1) ad *Maeandrum, both in the Ionic order. From these, and from his books about them, *Vitruvius derived some of the principles of proportion included in his own book, even though the remains of the two temples do not exactly agree with the precepts he attributes to Hermogenes; nor was the octastyle pseudodipteral type of temple invented by Hermogenes as he states, though he revived its use. He also includes Hermogenes among those architects who objected to the use of the Doric order in sacred buildings because of the complications arising from the spacing of the triglyphs. This may result from the reconstruction of the Doric temple of *Asclepius at *Pergamum as an Ionic building after its destruction by *Prusias II in 156 bce.